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Rain frustrates West Indies

Edwards has failed to reach double figures in any of his eight innings on tour (Laurence Griffiths)

T
HE WEST INDIES were again left frustrated as rain ended their hopes of some
important practice ahead of the third and final Investec Test against
England at Edgbaston this week.

The second day of their two-day game against Leicestershire at Grace Road was
abandoned this morning without a ball being bowled.

The washout followed a curtailed first day that was reduced to just 50 overs,
from which the tourists scored 150 for three.

Darren Bravo, who made 66 and Adrian Barath, unbeaten on 53, showed welcome
signs of a return to form, but there were failures again for both Kieran
Powell and Kirk Edwards, leaving the West Indies with selection problems at
the top of the order.

Opener Powell's top score in his four Test innings so far is 33, while Edwards
has failed to reach double figures in any of his eight innings on the tour
so far and